Pep Guardiola Plans a Different Routine When Manchester City Visits Bodo/Glimt Headquarters

Pep Guardiola chose to arrive early in Norway for Manchester City's preparations against Bodo/Glimt (Instagram/@mancity).

JAKARTA - Manchester City will undergo a Champions League away game to Norway to face Bodo/Glimt on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, early morning WIB.

Unlike the habit of visiting the Champions League, this time Manchester City came early. The Citizens have started adapting to the weather in Norway since Monday, January 19, 2026, local time, after completing the transfer of Marc Guehi worth 20 million pounds.

They have also changed their routine to prepare for the match against Bodo/Glimt. This is clearly outside the habits of Manager Pep Guardiola.

Usually the Spanish coach prefers to train in Manchester the night before an away game in Europe, then travel and do media duties the next day.

This time, because the temperature was below zero degrees Celsius and Bodo's cage was using synthetic grass, he chose to hold a training session at the 8,500-capacity Aspmyra Stadium.

"Since I (arrived at) Manchester, I have never trained in this stadium before. However, they have to see how the ball bounces, short passes, long passes, things like that."

"Life is never a red carpet. The sooner you adapt and adjust to this uncomfortable situation, the closer you are to success."

"If I start crying because of this situation or any other situation that happens, you will not achieve what we have achieved in the past," he said.

Furthermore, Guardiola hopes to end it with a relaxed atmosphere seeing the Aurora Borealis from his hotel room.

"We have a very big window and we will look outside. We will enjoy it. Why not? I am very focused on my work, but why shouldn't I look at the sky and the beauty of the universe?" he said.

Manchester City is now in fourth place in the Champions League standings with 13 points from six matches. With two league phase matches remaining, there is a big chance for the Citizens to secure the top eight for the knockout stage.